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Playa Ixtapa

Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico

No photo of Playa Ixtapa yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:59 pm
7 am
6.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
6.4Good7 am11
6.9Good8 am21
6.5Good9 am74
6.2Good10 am74
5.9Good11 am74
5.8Good12 pm42
5.6Good1 pm32
5.5Good2 pm42
5.6Good3 pm64
6.0Good4 pm74
6.0Good5 pm117
Sat
6.1Good7 am32
6.1Good8 am32
6.0Good9 am53
5.4Fair10 am21
6.0Good11 am11
6.0Good12 pm32
6.1Good1 pm53
6.2Good2 pm74
6.2Good3 pm96
6.0Good4 pm117
5.9Good5 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 5 am, 0.4 m. High at 11 am, 0.9 m. Low at 5 pm, 0.4 mLow 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 11 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 11 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 25%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 42%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8.3 km5.2 miFraccionamiento el Crucero (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miAeropuerto Internacional de Bahías de Huatulco (HUX)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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